Outback Menindee, hit by drought and fish kills, finally gets a reprieve

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One of the largest lakes at Menindee has quietly filled, away from the eyes of tourists kept from visiting the outback town by the coronavirus pandemic.

the lifting of regional travel restrictions in NSW at the start of June"We're all crossing our fingers and hoping we'll be in for a better than usual tourist season," supermarket owner Mavis Pumphrey said.

"Once the camping opens up fully I expect we'll have door to door caravans, so to speak, out at Lake Pamamaroo." Sue and Danny Curran wasted no time hitting the road to Menindee from Mildura, about three hours away, as soon as it was legal. Danny and Sue Curran travelled from Mildura to Menindee on the day that regional travel restrictions were lifted.Townspeople in Menindee and nearby WilcanniaThere is a significant Indigenous population in both communities, and a large number of older people — both demographics considered vulnerable to COVID-19."You see people coming from away, you know, cities — that does concern me a little bit," Mr Curran said.Some residents remain wary of welcoming too many tourists just yet.

"I'd prefer to be a bit cautious than throw everything wide open. I think there's still concern there," Ms Pumphrey said.

 

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Kate McBride will be relieved.

beaches n lagoons are better than traveling to the bush 900km

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